Oakhill
Oakhill is a village in Somerset, England, in Ashwick parish approximately 2.5 miles north of Shepton Mallet. It lies between the A37 and the A367. Oakhill is today mainly a commuter village of 0.4 square miles in size, and is notable for former activities which including brewing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St James, Ashwick and Harridge Wood.
Church of St James, Ashwick
Church
Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court. It also houses a tower that dates back from 1450.
Harridge Wood
Forest
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harridge Wood is an area of woodland in Somerset, England. From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800.
Maesbury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort within the parish of Croscombe on the Mendip Hills, just north of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. It has been listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Maesbury Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Oakhill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Binegar and Shepton Mallet.
Binegar
Village
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Binegar is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located on the A37, 4 miles east of Wells, between Shepton Mallet and Chilcompton. Binegar is situated 1½ miles northwest of Oakhill.
Shepton Mallet
Photo: Wurzeller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shepton Mallet is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England, some 16 miles southwest of Bath, 18 miles south of Bristol and five miles east of Wells.
Croscombe
Village
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croscombe is a village and civil parish 2 miles west of Shepton Mallet and 4 miles from Wells, in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on the A371 road in the valley of the River Sheppey. Croscombe is situated 3½ miles southwest of Oakhill.
Oakhill
- Type: Village with 739 residents
- Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Ashwick, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22497° or 51° 13′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.52491° or 2° 31′ 30″ westPopulation
739Elevation
702 feet (214 metres)Open location code
9C3V6FFG+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3377227875OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2641126Wikidata ID
Q7073901
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